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FOLDING FURNITURE.

No.'519,937. Patented May 15, 1894.

THE mznomu. UTHOGRAPHING COMPANY.

WASHINGTON, n. a

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FOLDING FURNITURE.

No. 519,937. Patented May 15, I894.

THE NATIDNAL umosmpnme COMPANY wAsmNm'uN. D. c,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL AUFRECHT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

FOLDING FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,937, dated May 15, 1894.

Application filed October 1, 1892. Serial No. 447,527. (No model.) Patented in England September 15, 1892, No. 16,537, and in Germany October 27, 1892, No. 65,122. i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL AUFRECHT, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of Ber1in,in the Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Furniture, of which the following is a specification, and for which I have applied for and obtained Letters Patent in the following countries, to wit: Germany, No. 65,122, dated October 27, 1892, granted jointly to me and to Max Schmey, and Great Britain, No. 16,537, dated September 15, 1892, granted jointly to me and to Max Schmey.

, This invention relates to folding furniture capable of a duplicate use, and has for its object the production of a combined bed and table readily adjustable for either purpose, and which can be folded up into a relatively small space for convenience in transportation. I also seek by my invention to produce a strong and durable article of compact form and economical construction.

With these objects in view, my invention consists of a frame having side boards and ahinged member at each end, forming a continuation of the frame when opened outwardly, and the table-top when folded inwardly.

My invention further consistsin supporting legs for said frame, centrally pivoted to each other, one pair of said legs being hinged to the frame and the other pair being adjustably held to the frame by means of flexible bands or straps controlled by the movement of one of said hinged members to vary the distance between the supporting legs so as to raise the frame to form a table or lower it to form a bed.

In the accompanying drawingsillustrating my invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1, is aperspective view of the article arranged as a table. Fig. 2, is a sectional view thereof. Fig. 3, is a perspective View of the article opened out to form a bed; and Fig. 4., a side view of it folded up for transportation.

The frame of my combined bed and table comprises bottom-boards A, side strips A, side boards A and hinged end pieces B, B. These hinged end pieces are provided with batten strips A and when folded inwardly these batten strips bear against the side strips A, of the frame, the table top proper resting upon side boards A Slats A are properly secured to the bottom boards A, and these slats are preferably of flexible material, forming a yielding support for the mattress and bedding when the article is used as a bed. The adjustable supporting legs comprise two pairs of legs pivoted to each other at c, the upper ends of the legs C,being hingedto the frame at d. The pair of legs 0', are adjustably held to the frame by flexible bands or straps D, extending from the upper ends of these legs, to the outer under side of the hinged member 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It will be seen from this construction that the legs 0, are free to swing on the pivot c, and are controlled by the movement and position of the member B. For instance, when E is folded inwardly to form the table top, the outer ends of the legs 0 approach those of C, and the article is elevated to the desired height for use as a table. On the other hand,when the member B, is opened outwardly, the pairs of legs recede from each other, and the article is depressed to the desired height for use as a bed.

It will be observed that when the parts are adjusted to form a table, the space between the slats A and the hinged members B, B, can be employed as a receptacle for the bedding if desired. It will also be observed that when the article is in the position shown in Fig. 3, the folding end piece B, has abearing in the square open slot E, in the frame, so that it rests in the same plane with the frame, while the folding end piece B has a bearing in the beveled open slot E, and is supported in an inclined position. It Will be seen that by this construction an article of furniture is produced which can be cheaply made, is serviceable both as a bed and a table, and is free from any complication of parts liable to get out of order.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Ina combined bed and table, the combination of a frame with folding end pieces adapted to fold together upon the frame to form a table, and to open out to form a bed,

and supporting legs consisting of two inclined frames pivoted together at the center, one palrof legs being attached to the said frame,

and the other attached to one of the folding ends by means of flexible bands, substanbadly as described.

2. A combined bed and table,vconsisting of a frame provlded With folding end pieces, in

combination with pivoted supporting legs and wardly, substantially as described for the purposes Setforth.

3. A combined bed and table consisting of a frame provided with folding end pieces, in combination with inclined pivoted frames constituting supporting legs, one pair of said legs being hinged to the frame, and the other pair of said legs being attached to the under side of the opposite folding end piece, Whereby the said legs are raised or lowered as the end piece is folded inwardly or opened outwardly, substantially as described for the purposes set forth.

SAMUEL AUFREOHT.

Witn esses PAUL LEANDER, MAX FINOK. 

